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Sandra is creating a garden in the shape of a regular polygon. If the garden has a certain number of sides, n, and has exterior angles, each with a measure of 24 degree. determine how many sides the garden has. (G.10)(1 point)

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Answer:

The number of sides the garden has is:


15\text{ sides}

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that each exterior angle of a regular polygon of sides n is equal to


24^(\circ)

Recall that the sum of exterior angles of a polygon is equal to 360 degrees.

For a n sided regular polygon with each exterior angle equal to 24 degrees, we have;


24^(\circ)* n=360^(\circ)

let us solve for n by dividing both sides by 24 degrees;


\begin{gathered} (24^(\circ)* n)/(24^(\circ))=(360^(\circ))/(24^(\circ)) \\ n=15 \end{gathered}

Therefore, the number of sides the garden has is:


15\text{ sides}

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